linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] h8300: Hardcode symbol prefixes in asm sources

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Date:	Tue, 7 May 2013 14:13:21 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Yoshinori Sato <ysato@...rs.sourceforge.jp>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] h8300: Hardcode symbol prefixes in asm sources

On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, May 07, 2013 at 11:52:00AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>  arch/h8300/kernel/syscalls.S                     |  646 +++++++++++-----------
>
> NAK on this part - either turn it into array initialized in something.c,
> or at least do something like
> #define CALL(x) .long _##x
> and use that to fill the damn thing.

That's something different. This patch is about fixing a regression.

Converting it to the new syscall table generation hype/framework is less urgent.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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